Oriental Trading Company Turns to Hammer Storage Solutions to Help Put Their Catalogues Online.NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999-- Storage Solutions Based on the Rugged SledgeHammer See Opteron. Pro Subsystem A unit or device that is part of a larger system. For example, a disk subsystem is a part of a computer system. A bus is a part of the computer. A subsystem usually refers to hardware, but it may be used to describe software. are the Products of Choice for One of the Best Known Companies for Seasonal Catalogues Hammer Storage Solutions, developers of the award-winning SledgeHammer Pro family of high performance RAID solutions, today announced completion of the first phase of Oriental Trading Company's plan to put their monthly catalogues online. Oriental Trading Company (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). ) published its first catalogue back in 1956. At that time a new catalogue was issued every two years. Today Oriental Trading produces a new catalogue each month and with high seasonal content, there are significant changes in each catalogue. OTC management made the strategic decision to put their catalogues online late last year. The first phase of the project was to store all the catalogues digitally in one location. The first phase project leader was John LaRocca, Network Administrator. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. LaRocca, "The first step was to break the project up into smaller pieces. From a storage perspective we decided to start with 1 TB of Fibre Channel Storage on our MAC G3 server. This will probably grow to 6 TB in the near future. We initially chose to move forward with Hammer Storage Solutions in this phase based on their reputation in the industry and our past experience with Hammer products and support. Based on their help with configuration, the seamless installation and implementation of the first system, it was obvious we made the right choice." Mark Koziol, Executive Vice President for Hammer, commented, "We are always pleased to participate in customized high-end solutions for clients like Oriental Trading Company. Sharing and implementing a vision with Oriental Trading Company keeps Hammer at the forefront in industry specific trends." Hammer Storage Solutions offers a complete line on Ultra2 SCSI See Ultra SCSI. (LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential ) and Fibre Channel storage subsystems The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. and application programs geared toward Animation, Multimedia and Digital Video. Hammer Storage Solutions, headquartered in Newark, serves the digital media marketplace. Hammer develops and markets the award-winning Hammer(R) line of disk arrays for PrePress, Digital Video, Animation, Multimedia and Graphics applications for the Macintosh, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Silicon Graphics Platforms. Hammer products are marketed worldwide through distributors and resellers. Note to Editors: Hammer, RAIDWare, JackHammer and SledgeHammer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hammer Storage Solutions. Additional information on Hammer Storage Solutions and its products can be found at http://www.hammerstorage.com or by contacting the company at 510/608-4000. |
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